Williams, C. M. (Cora May)
A Review of the Systems of Ethics, Founded on the Theory of EvolutionPublisher: NY, Macmillan, 1893, c1892. xv, 581, 6 p.; 20.5 cm. Williams had been a student of Prof. M. Stuart Phelps (d. 1883) at Smith College. This is a serious philosophical examination of theorists from Herbert Spencer on and then discusses a range of philosophical, religious, and social (women's education for example) issues. From the library of Prof. Vincent Tomas of the Brown University Department of Philosophy. This book is rare in libraries and few are offered on the internet. Stock#102539. Good+, some foxing / no dj.

MacIntyre, Alasdair C
A Short History of Ethics / Alasdair MacIntyrePublisher: New York : Macmillan, c1966. viii, 280 p. ; 21 cm. On cover: A short history of ethics : a history of moral philosophy from the Homeric age to the twentieth century. From the library of Prof. Vincent Tomas of the Brown University Department of Philosophy. Stock#44,784, Good+ / softcover.

Kaplan, Abraham, 1918-1993
American Ethics and Public Policy / Abraham KaplanPublisher: New York, Oxford University Press, 1963.. [v], 110 p., 20 cm. Series : Galaxy book GB99. "Originally published in The American style: essays in value and performance, edited by Elting Morison." "Morality desperately needs intelligence as well as virtue, good judgment as well as good intentions..." From the library of Prof. Vincent Tomas of the Brown University Department of Philosophy. Stock# 102,750. Good+ / soft cover.

Smart, J. J. C. (John Jamieson Carswell), 1920-
An Outline of a System of Utilitarian Ethics.Publisher: [Carlton] Melbourne University Press on behalf of the University of Adelaide [1961]. 51 p. 22 cm. "It will be my object...to state a system of ethics which is free from traditional and theological associations." From the library of Prof. Vincent Tomas of the Brown University Department of Philosophy. Stock# 102,681. Vg / soft cover.

Rackham, H.
Artistotle's Ethics for English ReadersArtistotle's Ethics for English Readers by H. Rackham, rendered from the Greek of the Nicomachean ethics, Barnes and Noble, 1952 reprint, 176 pages, book shows wear

Cattell, Raymond B. ( Bernard), 1905-1998.
Beyondism: Religion from Science / Raymond B. CattellPublisher: New York : Praeger, 1987. x, 325 p. : illus. ; indexes, 25 cm. The prolific and influential psychologist offers a theology. "Beyondism is a coherent system of beliefs that scientists can be expected to understand and, in the main, support."Bibliography: p. 295-314. This copy has a six line inscription by Cattell. From the library of Prof. Vincent Tomas of the Brown University Department of Philosophy. Stock# 43,944. Vg / dj good+

Baum, Gregory and Duncan Cameron
Ethics and Economics: Canada's Catholic Bishops on the Economic CrisisPublisher: Toronto: James Lorimer, 1984. ISBN: 0888627041 Mass market paperback, first edition, 216pp includes numerous appendices, and reference notes. Tight and clean - a very good copy in lightly creased covers. 125 grams. All books in stock and available for immediate shipment from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Williams, Bernard, 1929-2003
Ethics and the Limits of PhilosophyPublisher: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, c1985.. ix, 230 p., index, 23 cm. "Sir Bernard Arthur Owen Williams FBA, 1929  2003, has been described as the most important British moral philosopher of his time. From the library of Prof. Vincent Tomas of the Brown University Department of Philosophy. Stock# 44,260. Vg / soft cover.

Kolenda, Konstantin.
Ethics For the Young [Signed].Publisher: Houston TX: Tourmaline Press, 1972.. First Edition Octavo, about 9.25 inches tall, in greenish blue cloth. 111 pages. Laid in is an offprint of a scholarly article by the author. SIGNED BY THE THE AUTHOR WITH A PERSONAL INSCRIPTION DATED IN THE YEAR OF PUBLICATION. The author was a professor of philosophy at Rice University. The recipient was another philosophy professor and his wife. The book was prepared for use as a textbook for adolescents. Bright, clean and sound with no evident wear. The jacket spine is slightly sunned with minimal soiling but complete and without any tears. Hardcover Hardcover Fine in Very Good+ Dustjacket

Lyons, David.
FORMS AND LIMITS OF UTILITARIANISM.Publisher: Oxford at the Clarendon Press [London]. 1965. (1965).. 1st edition. 225pp. 8vo. Dark blue cloth with gilt-lettered spine. Evidence of an erased name in the upper right corner of the front free endpaper o/w Near Fine, i.e. minimal signs of careful use with no significant defects/ DJ (Spine heavily darkened with some light tanning around the edges of the panels; scar from removal of a small price sticker on the front panel o/w Near Fine. IBSN 0198241976.

Hospers, John, 1918-
Human Conduct; An Introduction to the Problems of Ethics / John HospersPublisher: New York, Harcourt, Brace & World [1961]. viii, 600 p., index, 24 cm. "The proponents of each of the major historical views ... are described and assessed..." From the library of Prof. Vincent Tomas of the Brown University Department of Philosophy. Stock# 44,120. Vg / no dj (textbook)

Bok, Sissela.
Secrets: On the Ethics of Concealment and Revelation.Publisher: Pantheon Books, NY [c1982]. 'First Edition'. xviii, 332 p., indexes; 24 cm. "Whereas I take lying to be prima facie wrong, with a negative presumption against it from the outset, secrecy need not be. Whereas every lie stands in need of justification, all secrets do not. Secrecy may accompany the most innocent as well as the most lethal acts; it is needed for human survival, yet it enhances every form of abuse. The same is true of efforts to uncover or invade secrets." Contents include Secrecy and Moral Choice; Secret Societies; Secrecy and Self-Deception; Confessions; Gossip; Secrecy, Power, and Accountability; The Limits of Confidentiality; Trade and Corporate Secrecy; Secrecy and Competition in Science; Secrets of State; Military Secrecy; Whistleblowing and Leaking; Intrusive Social Science Research; Investigative Journalism; Undercover Police Operations. Pictorial dj; corners & spine ends bumped; VG. stock#44231.

Schopenhauer, Arthur, 1788-1860
The Basis of Morality by Arthur Schopenhauer ; translated, with introduction and notes, by Arthur Brodrick Bullock.Publisher: London : Swan Sonnenschein, 1903.. xxiv, 285 p. ; 20 cm. Translated from: Über das Fundament der Moral. "Persuasive and humane, this classic of philosophy offers Schopenhauer's fullest examination of ethical themes, articulating a descriptive form of ethics that contradicts the rationally based prescriptive theories. Starting with his polemic against Kant's ethics of duty, Schopenhauer argues that compassion forms the basis of morality, and he outlines a perspective on ethics in which passion and desire correspond to different moral characters, behaviors, and worldviews. He further defines his metaphysics of morals, employing Kants transcendental idealism to illustrate both the interconnectiveness of being and the affinity of his ethics to Eastern thought. " From the library of Prof. Vincent Tomas of the Brown University Department of Philosophy. Stock# 1022,443. Good +, cloth covers used / no dj.

Spencer, Herbert, 1820-1903.
The Data of Ethics. By Herbert Spencer.Publisher: New York, Collier, 1902.. ix, 334p. 21 cm. First published, London, 1879. Spencer believed that as mankind evolved its progress would result in better, more moral beings. It seems that just when his flame was dimming in Britain, it flared in America. From the library of Prof. Vincent Tomas of the Brown University Department of Philosophy. Stock# 44,331. Good+, spine faded / no dj .

Baier, Kurt, b. 1917
The Moral Point of View: A Rational Basis of EthicsPublisher: Ithaca, Cornell University Press [1958]. xii, 326 p.; 23 cm. "Baier has been attempting to construct a justification of morality that is grounded in rationality. His original strategy [here] was to find certain nonquestion-begging requirements of practical reason that then could be shown to favor morality over egoism." From the library of Prof. Vincent Tomas of Brown University Department of Philosophy; some pencil notes. Stock#44328. Good+, spine faded / no dj.

Aristotle, B.C. 384-322
The Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle; translated. with an analysis and critical notes, by J.E.C. Welldon.Publisher: London, Macmillan, 1912. lxviii, 352 p.; 20 cm. "Aristotle's central concern in the Ethics is much the same as Plato's in the Republic: What objective grounds do we have for arguing that there is a way of evaluating moral life so as to counter the skepticism of the sophists, including the view of Thrasymachus that justice is merely the interest of the strong in society who create laws and moral systems to provide a conventional justification for their own self-interest? " From the library of Prof. Vincent Tomas of the Brown University Department of Philosophy. Stock#102360. Good+, some pencil commentary / no dj.

Donagan, Alan, 1925-1991
Theory of Morality / Alan DonaganPublisher: Chicago, The University of Chicago Press [1979, c1977]. xvi, 278 p., index, 21 cm. "The man value of this book seems to me to be that it shows the force of the Hebrew-Christian moral tradition in the hands of a creative philosopher. Throughout the book, one cannot but feel that a serious philosopher is trying to come to terms with his religious-moral background and to defend it against the prevailing secular utilitarian position which seems to dominate academic philosophy."Bernard Gert, Journal of Medicine and Philosophy. Bibliography: p. [263]-274, From the library of Prof. Vincent Tomas of the Brown University Department of Philosophy. Stock# 44,376. Vg / soft cover